Algae and Co2

[Cory]

Im curious why algae grows profusly in a waterfall ats. But not in the tank? Something to do with Co2? Or perhaps its the fast moving water? I have red leds in the ats, my kessil led is a mix of red/white/blue but it doesnt grow much in the tank.

Thoughts?

 

[beaslbob]

according to some the reds (with blues) are better for algae growth then red/white/blue.

or perhaps the lights are more concentrated in the ats.

my guess anyway.

 

[beaslbob]

or perhaps the ats just knows what it was designed for. LOL

 

[Cory]

Yeah its a 1w led strip light. Its got iirc 8 red and 1 blue per strip. The strip is 4" away from the screen and passes through glass so its dimmed.

Every week 1/2" of thick hair algae grows on a surface thats 12"x 15". Thats Every week! Its probably a half a cup of algae. And this is a 25 gallon. Po4 and no3 are zero on hanna and api no3. 10 fish in there.

Its very mind boggling how much algae grows. Thank god its not in the tank.

 

[beaslbob]

sound like it's doing what it is supposed to.

 

[beaslbob]

Yeah its a 1w led strip light. Its got iirc 8 red and 1 blue per strip. The strip is 4" away from the screen and passes through glass so its dimmed.

Every week 1/2" of thick hair algae grows on a surface thats 12"x 15". Thats Every week! Its probably a half a cup of algae. And this is a 25 gallon. Po4 and no3 are zero on hanna and api no3. 10 fish in there.

Its very mind boggling how much algae grows. Thank god its not in the tank.

And FWIW thank god the tank has the ATS.